In the Epistle of John: “If our heart
blame us not, we have confidence towards God; and whatever we ask, we
shall receive from Him.”454345431 John ii. 21, 22. Also in the Gospel according to
Matthew: “Blessed are they of a pure heart, for they shall
see God.”45444544Matt. v. 8. Also
in the twenty-third Psalm: “Who shall ascend into the hill
of the Lord? 553or who
shall stand in His holy place? The innocent in hands and of a
pure heart.”45454545 Ps. xxiv. 3, 4.